Actinidia

Translingual

Actinidia kolomikta

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀκτίς (aktís, “ray, splendor, spoke”)

Proper noun

Actinidia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Actinidiaceae – east Asian shrubs and vines, including the Chinese gooseberry or kiwi.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids - clades; Ericales - order; Actinidiaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Actinidia sect. Actinidia, Actinidia sect. Leiocarpae, Actinidia sect. Leiocarpae ser. Lamellatae, Actinidia sect. Leiocarpae ser. Solidae, Actinidia sect. Stellatae, Actinidia sect. Stellatae ser. Imperfectae, Actinidia sect. Stellatae ser. Perfectae, Actinidia sect. Strigosae - sections
  • Actinidia callosa (Himalayan kiwi vine) - type species; Actinidia arguta (hardy kiwi), Actinidia chinensis, Actinidia hypoleuca, Actinidia kolomikta, Actinidia pilosula, Actinidia polygama (silver vine) - selected other species; see Actinidia at Plants of the World Online for the numerous other accepted species.

Coordinate terms

• (genus): Saurauia, Clematoclethra - genera

References

• Actinidia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Actinidia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Actinidia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Actinidia at USDA Plants database
• Actinidia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Actinidia at the Catalogue of Life 
• Actinidia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Actinidiaceae at APWeb
• Actinidia at Plants of the World Online
• Actinidia at Tropicos